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Container Security Scanning: Vulnerabilities, Risks and Tooling

Container security is crucial in the age of microservices and DevOps. Learn about common container vulnerabilities, container security scanning, and popular tools to secure your containers in this comprehensive guide. The post Container Security Scanning: Vulnerabilities, Risks and Tooling appeared…

Third-Party Trust Issues: AppSec Learns from Polyfill

By now, you’ve likely seen the LinkedIn posts, the media stories, and even some formerly-known-as “Tweets”: The latest exploit to hit front pages is the malicious use of polyfill.io, a popular library used to power a large number of web…

VMware vCenter RCE Vulnerability: What You Need to Know

VMware, the virtualization technology giant owned by Broadcom, has recently released a security advisory addressing several critical vulnerabilities discovered in its vCenter Server application. Read on to learn more.  Tell me more about VMware vCenter RCE vulnerability  If left unpatched,…

Software composition analysis (SCA): A beginner’s guide

In modern software development, applications are rarely built from scratch. Development teams extensively rely upon open source software components to accelerate development and foster innovation in software supply chains. The post Software composition analysis (SCA): A beginner’s guide appeared first…

Security Budgets Grow, but Inefficiencies Persist

Most organizations are uncertain about the effectiveness of their cybersecurity investments, despite increasing budgets and rampant cyber incidents, according to Optiv’s 2024 Threat and Risk Management Report. The post Security Budgets Grow, but Inefficiencies Persist appeared first on Security Boulevard.…

Strong Authentication: What It Is and Why You Need It

An amazing post The post Strong Authentication: What It Is and Why You Need It appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security Boulevard Read the original article: Strong Authentication: What It Is and Why You…

How NinjaOne’s New MDM Capabilities Transform IT Management

IT security teams are tasked with protecting an increasingly mobile work environment—managing a myriad of devices efficiently and securely. Addressing this need, NinjaOne has launched its new Mobile Device Management (MDM) capabilities, marking a significant milestone in their mission to…

WordPress Plugin Supply Chain Attack Gets Worse

30,000 websites at risk: Check yours ASAP! (800 Million Ostriches Can’t Be Wrong.) The post WordPress Plugin Supply Chain Attack Gets Worse appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security Boulevard Read the original article: WordPress…

Misconfigured MFA Increasingly Targeted by Cybercriminals

In the first quarter of 2024, nearly half of all security incidents our team responded to involved multi-factor authentication (MFA) issues, according to the latest Cisco Talos report. The post Misconfigured MFA Increasingly Targeted by Cybercriminals appeared first on Security…

Prioritizing Exposures vs. Prioritizing Actions

Organizations face an overwhelming number of vulnerabilities and threats. The traditional approach has been to prioritize exposures—identifying and addressing the most critical vulnerabilities first. However, this method, while logical on the surface, has significant limitations. At Veriti, we advocate for…

6 Tips for Preventing DDoS Attacks Using Rate Limits

Rate limiting is a well-known technique for limiting network traffic to web servers, APIs, or other online services. It is also one of the methods available to you for blocking DDoS attackers from flooding your system with requests and exhausting…

Navigating Security Challenges in Containerized Applications

Containerized applications offer several advantages over traditional deployment methods, making them a powerful tool for modern application development and deployment. Understanding the security complexities of containers and implementing targeted security measures is crucial for organizations to protect their applications and…

Critical ADOdb Vulnerabilities Fixed in Ubuntu

Multiple vulnerabilities have been addressed in ADOdb, a PHP database abstraction layer library. These vulnerabilities could cause severe security issues, such as SQL injection attacks, cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, and authentication bypasses. The Ubuntu security team has released updates to…